“A genuinely essential collection of early Delisle!” – World Record Holders by Guy Delisle
“Thought-provoking” – Belonging by Amanda Thomson
“A troubling book” – The Glass Pearls by Emeric Pressburger
“Unlike anything else” – Treacle Walker by Alan Garner #bookerlonglist2022
“Thrilling” – All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner
“Thrilling and worrying” – How to Stop Fascism by Paul Mason
“A straight-up celebration of life” – Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett #GoldsmithsPrize2021
“Enjoy the ride” – The Passengers by Will Ashon
“A noble effort” – Alice Guy by Jose-Louis Bocquet and Catel Muller (trans. Edward Gauvin)
“Opinionated in the best sense of the word” – How To Be Well Read by John Sutherland
“It shouldn’t be remarkable, but it is” – Alison by Lizzy Stewart
“Get a copy of this book to Patti Smith – she’d love it” – Boulder by Eva Baltasar (trans. Julia Sanches)
“A high-end airport read” – The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier
“Pithy and witty” – Never Mind, Comrade by Claudia Bierschenk
“Some fine stories” – Waiting for the Gift, ed. Richard V Hirst
“You can feel unsettled and elated” – an interview with Richard V Hirst
“Will surround you like the darkest storm” – The Long Weekend by Gilly MacMillan
“If you like eavesdropping on other people’s therapy sessions, you’ll love this” – Pop Song by Larissa Pham
“Thoughtful escapism” – Operation Moonlight by Louise Morrish
“A pleasure to read” – The Utopians by Anna Neima
“A book unlike any other” – After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz
“Left us ambivalent” – Objects of Beauty by Clare Sestanovich
“Occasionally shocking but always captivating” – Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata
“Serious and engaging and human” – Waywards by Dana Spiotta
“The Bad Man Wagon revival starts here!” – Not All Roses by Dave Haslam
“Full of gaps” – The Eye of the Beholder by Margie Orford
“Funny, astute, absolutely terrifying” – The Every by Dave Eggers
“Another banger” – Matrix by Lauren Groff
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